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NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Specialist Clinical Pharmacist – ECMS (Band 7)
Full time: 37.5 hours/week + EDC
Base: Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley
We have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and forward-thinking pharmacist to develop a clinical pharmacy service to the Medical Assessment Unit and surge capacity beds within ECMS at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley. These are dynamic clinical environments where preventing admission and/or facilitating early review and discharge are paramount to managing capacity pressures experienced within the acute hospital. You would be expected to provide pharmaceutical care to patients within these units and integrate with the medical, ANP and management teams to refine and develop care pathways as appropriate. This could include participating in board or ward rounds and MDT meetings, promoting the safe and effective use of medicines, supporting the development of Clinical Technician and medicine management initiatives.
This post would suit qualified pharmacists registered with the GPhC who have a minimum of two years hospital experience. They should have completed or be about to submit their Foundation Training portfolio or recognised equivalent experience. Clinical pharmacy experience of a wide variety of medical specialities, including cardiology, respiratory, gastroenterology and endocrinology would be beneficial but not essential. The post-holder will support junior staff undertaking Foundation Training and hosting experiential learning placements for pharmacy undergraduates. Support for the general medical wards within ECMS will sometimes be required.
Flexibility and good communication skills are essential.
If the post-holder is already undertaking a postgraduate or prescribing qualification, support will be given to continue this. Pharmacists participate in a 5 out of 7 day work pattern and are required to participate in weekend working, public holiday and on call rotas.
Contact details for informal contact:
Spencer Green, Lead Clinical Pharmacist, ECMS, Clyde
Email: spencer.green@ggc.scot.nhs.uk Tele: 0141 314 6149
Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service can be found within the Candidate Information Pack
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